{"id":5644,"date":"2016-04-18T06:18:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T12:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5644"},"modified":"2016-04-18T06:18:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T12:18:58","slug":"o-a-to-z-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5644","title":{"rendered":"\u201cO\u201d \u2013 A to Z Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not feeling up this challenge today&#8230;either allergies or the virus my husband has had for the past three weeks has hit me hard this morning. Please accept my apologies for reposting one of my favorite posts. How I need to be overwhelmed by God today!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overwhelmed&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Music has always held a special place in my heart. I remember listening to the radio in our car as a very young child and singing along to the melody. I treasured my first stereo and record player. Memories flood into my mind as I remember specific moments in time when music was at the center of the memory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5645 \" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/o-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"o\" width=\"129\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/o-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/o.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a>With this love for music so deeply embedded within, it\u2019s kind of ironic that when I get in my car most days any more, I never turn on the radio. I rarely listen to music in my car and when I do, chances are pretty good that it will be the narration of a chapter in the Bible or a Christmas tune.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what do I do when I\u2019m driving along without music in the background? I spend a lot of time with Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We talk. I think. He spurs my memory. I delight myself in Him! I am quite often overwhelmed by Him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When I first heard the chosen song for today, I felt an instant connection to the lyrics as well as the melody. Oh how I love this song!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you read through these lyrics and listen to this song, I pray that you too will be overwhelmed by God\u2019s presence. I pray that you will find that moment when you are so overwhelmed by God that everything else (the cares of the day, pain, busyness, ________?) will fall to the side.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today I pray that you will delight in God\u2019s presence. I pray that you will be captivated by His beauty. I pray that you will be overwhelmed by Him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverwhelmed\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I see the work of Your Hands<br \/>\nGalaxies spin in a Heavenly dance, oh God<br \/>\nAll that You are is so overwhelming<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hear the sound of Your Voice<br \/>\nAll at once it\u2019s a gentle and thundering noise, oh God<br \/>\nAll that You are is so overwhelming<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I delight myself in You<br \/>\nCaptivated by Your beauty<br \/>\nI\u2019m overwhelmed, I\u2019m overwhelmed by You<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>God, I run into Your arms<br \/>\nUnashamed because of mercy<br \/>\nI\u2019m overwhelmed, I\u2019m overwhelmed by You<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I know the power of Your Cross<br \/>\nForgiven and free forever You\u2019ll be my God<br \/>\nAll that You\u2019ve done is so overwhelming<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I delight myself in You<br \/>\nIn the Glory of Your Presence<br \/>\nI\u2019m overwhelmed, I\u2019m overwhelmed by You<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>God, I run into Your arms<br \/>\nUnashamed because of mercy<br \/>\nI\u2019m overwhelmed, I\u2019m overwhelmed by You<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You are Beautiful, You are Beautiful<br \/>\nOh God, there is no one more Beautiful<br \/>\nYou are Beautiful, God you are the most Beautiful<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You are Wonderful, You are Wonderful<br \/>\nOh God, there is no one more Wonderful<br \/>\nYou are Wonderful, God You are the most Wonderful<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You are Glorious, You are Glorious<br \/>\nOh God, there is no one more Glorious<br \/>\nYou are Glorious, God you are the most Glorious<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You won\u2019t want to skip over listening to this beautiful song. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F6oxXwRWFTo\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> \u201cOverwhelmed,\u201d Words and Music by Michael Weaver and Phil Wickham, Word Music LLC, Phil Wickham Music, Seems Like Music, Weave Country, 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I&#8217;m not feeling up this challenge today&#8230;either allergies or the virus my husband has had for the past three weeks has hit me hard this morning. Please accept my apologies for reposting one of my favorite posts. 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